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eggs have been mentioned in other parts of the book, 

 and using "free" for "non-adhesive." 



* The table gives the egg3 of this fish as " buoyant, non-adhesive." I 

 hp*e written that they adhere to " floating sticks, weeds, etc.," and this is 

 rurnt. F. M. 



CHAPTER XLIII. 



THE "WORKING/"' OR "BLOOMING" OF PONDS. 



Anglers find that at certain times in summer there is 

 a condition of things in large natural ponds which 

 seems to deprive the fish of all desire to take food. In 

 Forest and Stream of Aug. 27, 1898, several corre- 

 spondents referred to this, and I will condense their re- 

 marks here, as they show the different phases of this 

 little understood but very common occurrence. 



Mr. A. L. Jordan leads off with some questions, a 

 statement of fact, and a final question. He says : 



"May I be allowed to ask through your columns a 



